Gardaí detect 128 drivers travelling without insurance every day

One of the cameras in the new Garda in-car ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) system. The cameras have been a key tool in cracking down on uninsured drivers. Picture: Billy Higgins

Gardaí detect around 128 drivers travelling without insurance every day on Irish roads.

Over the past five years, gardaí have seized 95,000 vehicles under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act for the offence.